The best piece of running advice I am going to give you is to RUN THE RACE YOU TRAINED FOR. Do NOT run the race you WANT! Let me tell you exactly what will happen if you run the race you want.

You will not be prepared for that pace but you will hold it for a few miles. You will tire quickly, you will feel like crud and by mile 13 you will lose that pace. From there on you will get slower with each mile and may even walk parts. You will then finish minutes behind your goal. Remember, there is no “banking time.”

If you run the race you trained for, you will feel good for the race, you will stay on pace and you might even run a new PR!

Could a fluke happen and running the race you want work? Yes but it is extremely rare!

About Me

30 something wife, doxie mom and runner from Cleveland, OH. I am a marathon maniac, Boston Marathoner and an Ironman! I have completed 16 marathons (17 if you include the Ironman) and am an Official Blogger for the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. I am also a proud ambassador for Nuun
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